At the April 12 general meeting we had a First Reading for Cliff and Anna Kramer from San Carlos. They have a Hunter 290 Boundless berthed at the Oakland Yacht Club where they are also members and interested in joining us and participating in our cruising activities. Nominated by Phaedra Fisher and Rick Dalton.

We had a Second Reading for Ted and Christine Eberle from San Jose. They have a Catalina 42 Bella located on C dock in the RWC Municipal Marina. They want to get involved with our cruising and racing activities. Nominated by Rick Dalton and Winston Bumpus.

Membership Chairman Jerry Jones

Well, what a difference a couple of weeks makes. Gone are the drifting events where the wind barely ripples the water. We're into spring conditions now.

Five boats made the line for Single Handed Race #2. Conditions were 12-15 at the start and built to a solid 25 by the time the fleet reached the windward mark. There was carnage: Murmur (Doug Murray) reported blowing out a head sail. Sweet Pea (Tim Petersen) commented "just glad to survive that" upon arriving at the dock.

Congratulations to Dare Dare (Nico Popp), Knot to Worry (George Sutton), and Affinity (Rick Powers) for first through third, respectively.

The next race in this series is 15 June.

John Ryan

What a great club Clean Up day we had last Saturday. We got a lot of items taken care of including a much needed wash of the deck, thanks to Peter Blackmore and Rick Gilmore. We have re-organized lockers, thanks to David Payne and Fabian Pease; a cleaned and degreased BBQ area, thanks to Keith and Pauline Jones; a cleaned up galley thanks to Davina Morgan-Witts; clean windows in the Oates room thanks to Doug Murray; cleaned up trophy cases thanks to Peter Nardini; scrubbed galley mats and recycled a lot of old paint thanks to Dan Lockwood; and cleaned and polished chairs in the lounge thanks to Ralph Lewis and Carol Petersen. Also a thank you to my lovely bride Carole for bringing some great pizza over to feed the crew for lunch.

The Club is looking shiny and I am thankful for all of those who gave their time last Saturday to lend a hand.

Winston Bumpus - Vice Commodore

The Beer Can Race (BCR) was course 2 last night. First place went to John Graves and crew on Metridium. Second place went to the Rick and Petra Gilmore and crew on Mirth and third place went to John Draeger and crew on Yellow Brick Road.

Mark your calendars for this year's South Bay Opening Day. If you are interested in helping or putting your boat in the parade and blessing of the fleet, contact our Rear Commodore Dan Lockwood. For more information please visit www.southbayopeningday.org.